Chapter 49: That Sense of Morals
Of course, Mu Le could never really go home with Xiao Yuze. First of all, if she even mentioned something like that, Mu Cheng would probably kick him out immediately.
Also, the two families didn’t live very close to each other. Even if Xiao Yuze drove over, it would still take some time.
So after finishing dinner, he didn’t stay long before getting ready to leave.
Before leaving, Mu Le naturally returned the coat she had borrowed from him.
Because of what happened today, Mu Le decided to stay home for another couple of days, planning for Xiao Yuze to pick her up again before school started.
The man had no objections, patted her head, and then left.
Back in the room, Mu Cheng was cleaning up the dishes.
Since he usually lived alone and liked to treat himself well, the meals he cooked were definitely delicious. The fact that Mu Le had just eaten two big bowls was proof enough.
When Mu Le walked in, looking a little distracted, Mu Cheng paused for a moment and then casually asked, “That guy left?”
“Mm-hm.”
Nodding, Mu Le went over to the table to help her father clean up the dishes, and Mu Cheng didn’t refuse.
Then, suddenly, he said, “What, you can’t let him go?”
“Mm…!? That’s impossible! Dad, what are you talking about!”
Mu Le’s previously confused expression changed instantly, and in the next moment, she started flailing her arms like a tiny predator.
Mu Cheng watched her actions with amusement, finally sighing and muttering…
“You can’t hold back a grown-up girl.”
“Whatever! I’m not talking to you anymore!” Mu Le turned her face away, clearly a little angry.
Mu Cheng didn’t seem to mind. He just shook his head and said, “Don’t worry, I still think that Xiao Yuze kid is decent. It’s just… you’re still young, so don’t let that little rascal take advantage of you yet. Young people don’t know limits, they just go all out and forget manners…”
This time, Mu Le really didn’t know what to say.
She silently put down the dishes, let out a frustrated snort, and ran back to her room.
Watching her escape-like figure, Mu Cheng could only show an even more helpless expression.
“Sigh… How did that Xiao family kid get lucky? I must have been out of my mind back then, letting Lele live with that little troublemaker.”
The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became.
Meanwhile, Mu Le, embarrassed by her father’s words, stayed in her room for a while before her previously flushed face returned to normal.
She picked up her phone from the bedside, which she hadn’t touched all day, and saw several new messages.
At the top was Xiao Yuze, and below that were Bai Xin, Luo Xinyan, and a few others. All sending Mid-Autumn Festival greetings.
Xiao Yuze had even sent her a red envelope.
Mu Le didn’t open it immediately. She first replied to the other messages one by one, and only then sent her greeting back to Xiao Yuze.
He was probably still on his way home, so he hadn’t replied yet.
Looking at the messages he sent in the morning, Mu Le couldn’t help but remember what her father had said earlier. Her face warmed, and she instinctively pressed the phone screen against the soft bed beside her.
When she finally calmed her racing heart and picked up her phone again, she had already received several replies.
Most of them were from Bai Xin, who kept asking how her holiday had been, why she had been so quiet recently, and so on.
Seeing Bai Xin’s cheerful and persistent messages, Mu Le couldn’t help but show a faint smile.
She really could fit easily into that little circle of friends, and it was clear that Bai Xin played an important role in keeping the group connected.
As long as she was around, it seemed like nothing awkward ever happened.
Even though she talked a lot, it had to be said, her presence made the atmosphere lively and fun.
Of course, Mu Le felt the easiest person to get along with was actually Xiao Han.
By nature, Xiao Han was a little shy, just like Mu Le, someone not very good at talking to strangers.
Sometimes, when two people click, you don’t need to say much. Even just sitting together in silence doesn’t feel awkward at all.
Mu Le and Xiao Han weren’t quite at that “no words needed” level yet, but they were good friends. At least recently, Mu Le felt their interactions had been pretty enjoyable.
As for Luo Xinyan, she didn’t talk much normally either, but deep down, she was really gentle.
In this little group, she was clearly the “big sister” type, someone people could easily trust.
Everyone had their own personality, but together, they complemented each other well. Being with them never felt awkward.
Since nothing urgent was happening, after changing into fresh clothes, Mu Le casually started chatting with them.
She shared funny stories from her trip and listened to what they had been doing over the past few days.
After about half an hour, Mu Le took a relaxing hot shower. When she came back, she found a message from Xiao Yuze waiting.
Looking at it, she hesitated for a long moment before finally swallowing and sending an emoji back.
Well, you know, every time she saw Xiao Yuze’s name now, she couldn’t help but remember what Mu Cheng had said earlier.
After a few seconds of silence, she went to her settings and changed Xiao Yuze’s contact name from his real name to “Idiot.” Then she felt that wasn’t quite right and changed it again to “Big Pervert.”
But when she actually sent a message and saw those glaring words on the screen, she couldn’t help but burst out laughing.
Those two words reminded her of all the times that man had taken advantage of her before.
In the end, Mu Le had no choice but to change it back.
After chatting with Xiao Yuze about random things, time seemed to fly by.
The man, of course, didn’t forget that she was still a patient. Before long, he told her to stop using her phone so much and rest early.
Mu Le replied briefly but didn’t feel sleepy. After all, she had already slept enough in the hospital today, and it wasn’t even close to bedtime yet.
So she grabbed a coat, got out of bed, put on her slippers, and walked over to her computer.
She turned it on, watched a few episodes of new anime, and checked updates on the novels she was following.
Then she put on her headset, played some music, and checked the comments on her novel website. She vented about a few comments, and finally got ready to start writing.
After all, she didn’t have much saved-up content, and after the National Day and Mid-Autumn holidays, it seemed like there wouldn’t be much free time left for the rest of the year.
She thought it would be good to prepare some drafts in the next few days. Speaking of which, ever since she transformed into a girl, she hadn’t really worked on any drafts for a long time.
First, she didn’t feel like writing because of her changing body. Second, she had to adjust to the changes while dealing with all kinds of messy situations…
Considering everything, it was already pretty good that she didn’t make things completely over-the-top… ahem.
After all, Mu Le still had a sense of morality.
Writing a novel was like raising a child, watching it grow from a few thousand words to hundreds of thousands or even millions, watching the characters slowly develop, watching them experience all kinds of emotions under her control, it was incredibly satisfying.
The reason Mu Le wrote novels was that she found creating a world extremely fun.
Even if the writing ended up bad, like some things she had written before that even she couldn’t understand, as long as it made someone happy, even if that someone was herself, then it was meaningful.
And Mu Le never gave up on things that were meaningful.
So in this era full of shallow trends, she could still be considered a person with a sense of morality.
As for the unstable updates caused by her transformation… hey, how could that be her fault? The author is in the middle of a transformation!
People should learn to be understanding…
Yeah, that’s basically it.